A Million Little Pieces - James Frey

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey: He Is An Alcoholic, A Drug Addict And A Criminal. A Liar Too ... (437 words)
by wigglylittleworm - written on 02.06.08 (Very useful, 65 readings)
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Dont judge a book by a cover they say, but it was the cover which attracted me to this book. I loved the way that sparkly little gems were inlaid into the white card so picked it up and after reading the blurb decided it looked like a good read. This is James Freys autobiographical account of his time spent in a drug and alcoholic treatment centre. He is, as he keeps reminding us, an alcoholic, a drug addict and a criminal and was forced into rehab by his wealthy parents. He enters the rehabilitation centre a broken man but has no interest in the 12 step philosophy offered there. He finds love in the arms of the lovely Lilly, a crack addict and they manage to ...

How many little pieces are actually true? (1423 words)
by marymoose - written on 06.03.08 (Very useful, 185 readings)
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---Introduction--- I love reading autobiographies, and I particularly enjoy reading about other peoples' experiences with mental health problems, and drug and alcohol addictions. Perhaps I find that reading about other peoples' misery makes me feel better about my own life. Perhaps I also like the sense of optimism at the end of these books where the author ultimately gets their life back on track and manages to write a book about their past experiences. Perhaps in a way I'm doing research for when I write about my own experiences! Most of the stuff on my Amazon recommended book list ends up there in error - trying to encourage me to buy ...

A Million Little Pieces - James Frey: One in a Million (1082 words)
by IainWear - written on 20.02.05 (Very useful, 507 readings)
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I first became aware of “A Million Little Pieces” when a friend started reading it. I didn’t know what it was about at the time, but the frequency with which her face was screwed up in distaste at something she’d read was intriguing. All she told me was that it was the story of a man in rehab which, having recently read and enjoyed “Dangerous Parking”, the story of a man’s battle with cancer, I didn’t think I’d find as distasteful as she had. James is 23 and he’s an addict. He’s not addicted to any one thing in particular, merely whatever he can get his hands on. He can claim to be an alcoholic, glue sniffer and having taken drugs from marijuana to crack ...